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Get to know Demolish better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like destroy or overcome.

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Demolish in a sentence

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Demolish | Demolished | Demolishing | Demolishes | Demolishers

Demolish meaning

  1. To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
  2. To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
  3. To devour; to eat up

Synonyms of Demolish

destroy overcome abase humble chagrin mortify humiliate smash crush destruct pulverise pulverize defeat

Related words

Other words often associated with Demolish or its synonyms:

bruise hurt spite injure offend wound kill powder undo disintegrate unmake subdue

Using Demolish

  • The main meaning on this page is: To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion. | To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent). | To devour; to eat up
  • Useful related words include: destroy, overcome, abase, humble.
  • In the example corpus, demolish often appears in combinations such as: to demolish, demolish the, or demolish.

Context around Demolish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

milan 1× environment 1× public 1×

Often after:

two 1× structures 1× omega 1× buildings 1× rothesay 1×

Sentence patterns with Demolish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

7 to demolish the building 1× ac milan demolish already relegated 1× agreed to demolish rothesay house 1× application to demolish 57 marine 1× councilpermission to demolish around 70 1× da to demolish the south 1× gmc to demolish 89 bridges 1× highways and demolish or reroute 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a developer has 1× a development application 1× a planning application 1× a small amount 1× after the first 1× an excavator starts 1×

Common sentence endings:

demolish the building 2× a long way 1× and retail building 1× blocks of flats 1× end of october 1× for redevelopment opportunities 1×

Words around Demolish

Just before it in the word index:

demolay 2 demola 11 demol 2 demoiselles 4 demoing 8 demography 60

Just after it in the word index:

demolished 852 demolishers 2 demolishes 4 demolishing 108 demolition 841 demolitionist 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

ambush 323 becker 323 buckets 323 comey 323 drier 323 enlarged 323

Corpus analysis for Demolish

  • In this selection, "demolish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, milan, environment, public, two, structures and omega stand out and add context to how "demolish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 7 to demolish the building and ac milan demolish already relegated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "demolish" sits close to words such as ambush, becker and buckets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with demolish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An excavator starts to demolish the Arlington Park grandstands on Friday. (11 words)

A small amount of explosives will be used to demolish the building. (12 words)

After the first building fell, authorities had planned to demolish a second one at risk. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

A development application (DA) to demolish the South Pacific Palms Motor Inn and one-time Blackies restaurant in Manning Street, Tuncurry and construct an 11-storey mixed use building has been put on the backburner, at least until October. (39 words)

Based on this development, some states to be affected by the opening of the dam confirmed on Sunday that they would demolish structures on waterways, while others earmarked some schools to serve as camps for internally displaced persons. (38 words)

Durty Nellie's co-owners Mark, left, and Jimmy Dolezal announced Wednesday a proposal to demolish the downtown Palatine pub and entertainment venue to make way for a six-story apartment and retail building. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to the earlier order by the Kamrup (Metro) DC, the district administration had asked the GMC to demolish 89 bridges to ensure smooth flow of stormwater during the monsoon season.

A developer has been ordered to demolish two apartment blocks in south-east London over breaches of planning conditions.

A development application (DA) to demolish the South Pacific Palms Motor Inn and one-time Blackies restaurant in Manning Street, Tuncurry and construct an 11-storey mixed use building has been put on the backburner, at least until October.

After the first building fell, authorities had planned to demolish a second one at risk.

An excavator starts to demolish the Arlington Park grandstands on Friday.

An Olivier Giroud hat-trick helped AC Milan demolish already-relegated Sampdoria 5-1 in the Italian Serie A on Saturday, earning Stefano Pioli’s side a much-needed morale boost.

A planning application to demolish 57 Marine Drive in Rhos-on-Sea and replace the building with five self-contained apartments was approved by the council in May last year.

A small amount of explosives will be used to demolish the building.

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At this point, players can build their own highways and demolish or reroute the highways that already exist on the map squares they control.

Based on this development, some states to be affected by the opening of the dam confirmed on Sunday that they would demolish structures on waterways, while others earmarked some schools to serve as camps for internally displaced persons.

But its favoured choice is to demolish the building to free up land for much-needed housing.

But now the council and developers want to demolish Omega Works, and replace it with four generic blocks of flats.

Cambridge City CouncilPermission to demolish around 70 newbuilds with foundation failures in the Cambridge Darwin Green development is not expected before the end of October.

Dominate tactical challenges in a huge interactive environment – demolish buildings shielding your enemies, lead an assault from the back of a gun boat, or make a little C4 go a long way.

During the same period, Israeli authorities demolished, forced owners to demolish or confiscated 88 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the occupied territory.

Durty Nellie's co-owners Mark, left, and Jimmy Dolezal announced Wednesday a proposal to demolish the downtown Palatine pub and entertainment venue to make way for a six-story apartment and retail building.

Fife Cabinet Committee councillors previously agreed to demolish Rothesay House - a former administrative office building - to save money and open up the site for redevelopment opportunities.

He was then given a series of five deadlines, with the first giving him until October 7 to demolish the building.

Hurricanes are typically multi-hazard events, and it is important that the public demolish the mental models that assume danger is simply contained at a point, line, or cone.

If the landlord wants to demolish the unit, he must obtain the proper permits from the municipality and show them at the LTB hearing.

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Common combinations with demolish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "demolish" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the earlier order by the Kamrup (Metro) DC, the district administration had asked the GMC to demolish 89 bridges to ensure smooth flow of stormwater during the monsoon season." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "demolish" from authentic English texts.
What does "demolish" mean?
Demolish means: To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
What are synonyms of "demolish"?
Common synonyms of "demolish" include: destroy, overcome, abase, humble, chagrin, mortify, humiliate, smash. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "demolish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "demolish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.